Transcript of tape recordings made in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, covering life of Henry Selby Msimang in South Africa and his involvement with the African National Congress, Industrial and Commercial Workers Union, etc.


Date(s) of creation: 1975 - 1976
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 380077
Main author: Msimang; Henry Selby (1886-1982); South African activist
Extent: 1 file
Note: SAMP 685
Admin history: Henry Selby Msimang (1888 - ?) was the son of Joel Msimang, founder of the Independent Methodist Church of South Africa. From 1903-1907 he studied at the Kilnerton Training Institution, Pretoria and Healdtown, Cape, qualifying as a teacher. As a clerk for Pixley Seme he was present at the founding of the African National Congress in 1912. In 1920 he helped to form the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union and throughout the 1920s-30s he was a member of the ANC National Executive. In 1948 he was elected to the Natives' Representative Cou ... View more
Acquisition: Part of the Southern African Materials Project 1973 - 1976 organised by the Centre for International and Area Studies (see comp. Brian Willan, ed. Patricia M. Larby The Southern African Materials Project (1980) [Ref WHO16 437019].
Access status: Open
Language: English
Format: Archive           
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Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/SOASNAF/C524 University of London; Centre for International and Area Studies; The Southern African Materials Project Corporate
GB/SOASNAF/P1586 Msimang; Henry Selby (1886-1982); South African activist Person
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
953987 South Africa